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1. Basically, shika mo has three uses. First, shika mo is used when one pro-
vides additional important characteristics of s.~. or s.t., as in KS(A) and
Exs.(a) - (c). Second, shika mo is used when one adds special informa-
tion to a statement about a rather uncommon action or state, as in KS(B)
and Exs.(d) - (g). Third, shika mo is used when one provides informa-
tion which is rather unexpected from the preceding statement, as in
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KS(C), Exs.(h) and (i). -
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2. In the second use, additional information can be provided with an inde-
pendent phrase, as in Exs.(d) - (0, or with a sentence, as in Ex.(g).
However, the version with an independent phrase is more common.
elated Expressions]
I. Shika mo in the first use described in Note 1 can be replaced by sono
ue, omake ni, or sore ni, as in [I].